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Crissal thrasher

Toxostoma crissale Henry, 1858

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The crissal thrasher (Toxostoma crissale) is a species in the family Mimidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 62.7 g and live up to 4.4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Crissal thrasher (Toxostoma crissale)
Photo: John J. Mosesso, NBII · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the crissal thrasher

Weight
62.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
4.4 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
4.8 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.52src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the crissal thrasher live?

Not recorded

What is the crissal thrasher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The crissal thrasher (Toxostoma crissale) is a large thrasher found in the Southwestern United States (western Texas, southern New Mexico, southern Arizona, southeastern California, extreme southern Nevada, and extreme southwestern Utah) to central Mexico.

From the Wikipedia article “Crissal thrasher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crissal_thrasher&oldid=1380660974), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the crissal thrasher endangered?

The crissal thrasher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the crissal thrasher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMimidae
  6. genusToxostoma
  7. SpeciesToxostoma crissale Henry, 1858

Synonyms Harporhynchus crissalis, Toxostoma crissale dorsale, Toxostoma dorsale, Toxostoma dorsale dorsale, Toxostoma redivivum crissale

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • mim becut cul-roigCatalan
  • drozdec křivozobýCzech
  • tresglen dingochWelsh
  • Mesquite RøddrosselDanish
  • RotbauchspottdrosselGerman
  • Rotbauch-SpottdrosselGerman
  • Rotsteiß-SpottdrosselGerman
  • RotsteißspottdrosselGerman
  • rufpuga mokbirdoEsperanto
  • Cuicacoche crisalSpanish
  • Cuitlacoche crisalSpanish
  • Cuitlacoche culirrojoSpanish
  • pajusirppimatkijaFinnish
  • Moqueur cul-rouxFrench
  • brkati raznopojacCroatian
  • Mimo culorossiccioItalian
  • アカハラツグミモドキJapanese
  • raudonsturplė pašaipaLithuanian
  • sarkandibena žagasteLatvian
  • Chéchʼiltah zahalánii bidaaʼ shiyishígííNavajo
  • RoodbuikspotlijsterDutch
  • mesquitespottefuglNorwegian
  • Przedrzezniacz szaropiersnyPolish
  • przedrzeźniacz szaropierśnyPolish
  • debulhador-de-crisso-ruivoPortuguese
  • Красногузый пересмешникRussian
  • Красногузый кривоклювый пересмешникRussian
  • drozdec červenobruchýSlovak
  • Crvenotrbi raznopojacSerbian
  • brungumpad härmtrastSwedish
  • Krissal ÇöpçüsüTurkish
  • тремблер рудогузийUkrainian
  • 南美矢嘲鶇Chinese
  • 栗臀弯嘴嘲鸫Chinese

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Relatives of the crissal thrasher

Other species in the same genus Toxostoma.

CompareCrissal thrasher vs Brown thrasherCrissal thrasher vs Curve-billed thrasherCrissal thrasher vs Cozumel thrasherCrissal thrasher vs Long-billed thrasher

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the crissal thrasher?

An adult crissal thrasher weighs 62.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the crissal thrasher endangered?

The crissal thrasher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the crissal thrasher live?

The crissal thrasher has a recorded lifespan of 4.4 years.

What kind of animal is the crissal thrasher?

The crissal thrasher (Toxostoma crissale) belongs to the family Mimidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{crissal_thrasher_2026,
  title = {Crissal thrasher (Toxostoma crissale)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crissal-thrasher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}